EA signs publishing deal with Skylanders veterans at Velan Studios
Electronic Arts has signed a deal to publish the first game from Velan Studios, an independent game developer started by gaming veterans Guha and...
The truth about hypercasual games
Hypercasual games have seen unprecedented growth over the past year. Using the average lifetime value of hypercasual players based on data from ironSource’s platform...
Hellcouch — Your butt releases demons trapped in a couch
Of all the things I saw at the Game Developers Conference this week, Hellcouch was the weirdest. A lot of thought has gone into...
The RetroBeat: 5 fun facts about Panzer Dragoon’s creation
Panzer Dragoon is a magical game about riding dragons and shooting stuff. It’s one of the few memorable things Sega did during the Saturn...
The DeanBeat: Why Phil Harrison joined Google to launch the Stadia cloud gaming platform
Google is finally taking the game business seriously. Not satisfied with its role as owner of Android and the operator of the Google Play...
GameStop names former Victra, Advance Auto Parts exec as its new CEO
GameStop has named George Sherman as its new chief executive officer. Sherman previously served as the CEO of Verizion Wireless retailer Victra. Now, he’s...
Creature in the Well adds pinball to a dungeon crawl
Nintendo’s Nindies showcase featured some big surprises, like Cuphead and Cadence of Hyrule. But after playing many of the featured games at a event...
Nintendo is open to more indies getting the Cadence of Hyrule oppurtunity
The Nintendo Switch has been good to indies, and indies have been great for Nintendo. Switch has become a hot system since its March...
GDC quick takes: Versus Evil founder Steve Escalante
My favorite part of being the managing editor of GamesBeat is talking to people such as Steve Escalante. He’s the founder of Versus Evil,...
Cadence of Hyrule mashes up Zelda with Crypt of the Necrodancer
Nintendo is once again letting a third-party developer work with some of its most famous characters. This time it’s not Ubisoft pairing Mario up...